The Dillon tribune., 1887-05-27
MCRDEROUs ORANGEMEN.
a Desperate Attempt Made to Take
O'Brien's Life.

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O'Brien's Life.
HAMILTON. May 73.-The O'Brien meet.
ing to night was great success. George
Collins, an Englishman, addressed the
meeting after OBrien and aStonished the
audience by the bitterness Of his attack on
Lord Lansdowne. O'Brien was sitting
down, after having made vigorous speech
in return for the vote Of thanks passed, and
Dennis Kilbride was engaged in like
task. Just then Il man was observed on
the platform leaning over and whispering
something IN OBrien's ear. I, va. no.
ticsd that O'Isrien shook his head as II in
dissent. The man persisted. Half Of the
| audience now rose 10 their feet, pcering |
over each other. heads and anxiouslv
striving to catch glimpse Of wl,a, was 60.
ing forward on the platform.
The chairman tried to quell the anxiety
| BY asking the audience to hear Mr.. Kil
bride, but the crowd OF a thousand people
primed with the angry feelings that have
lasted since the two successive attempts on
O'Brien at Kingston and Toronto. were
not easily quie:ed They had noticed ,ha,
the man whispered to O'Brien and they
were evidently determined to sec what it
meant. The man again made silent ap
peal, whatever it was, aud again O'Brien
shook his head Still one more appeal
was made and this time o Bren seemed to
acquiesce.
Thc first sign Of commotion was when
OBrien got up and left the platform.
This was in response to the request sew
eral times made to him which he had
already refused. 1t was the idea Of some
officious and meddlesome man of Il plan
which he had TO save O'Brien's life. The
ley, then reach McNab street and jump
into carriage in waiting to drive to the
hotel II was the first time so far during
his tour that he did not 20 ont the or.
+ dinary way, and the plan well nigh cost
hin, his life. In the carriage which was
covered, were only, besides O'Brien,
Messrs. Mcmahon and Roche, of the local
branch of the National Ieagc, and Dennis
kilbride. On the drivers seat were John
Nelson, who held the reins, and I. p
O'Brien. AS they whipped UP the horses
and faced for tho hotel crowd suddenly
appeared. This crowd proved unfriendly
for no sooner had O'Br'en and his ,fir''d
taken their places than they were set upor
by the usual Kissing and groanins, whicl
: afterwards proved to be concerted sigma
{ to five men who lurked around the marke
$ building in Market square. The men wht
d Missed and groancd followed the carriag
and as it wheeled into Marke, square ther
n was a flash Of light suddenly overspreat
:, the group Of buildings where the mel
1t looked. The reins dropped from Joh'
II Nelson's hands, with the exclamation, "ol1
< my God! Pm shot" Crash, crash, crash
followed quick a. lightning, and through
Is the bright flashes Of the flame sped bullet
r. from two revolvers until eight shots ha'
r. been fired. O'Brien stretched forward 4
4. look out, and as he did 50 a ball whistles
!. by his face and passed through the oppo
site window without harming anyone. I
r. O'Drien, Nelson's companion, who wa
- dazed, now grasped the reins and lashe'
'" the horses through the square into Jane
IT, street and Mavrick. Here there was
's hostile crowd who again hooted as tn
party tried to open the door but could mol
Mr.. Mc.lfahan jumped to the door, an
\. drawing a revolver, kept the crowd at bay
e while O'l,rien and his friends, were max
le ing the exit. AS the party stepped into tn
d corridor Of tho hotel a volley OF rotten egg
r. were hurled al them, but no one WAS hi
.e Chief !Mckinnon and his men now rushe
up but all was over. Nelson was take
" 10 the CITY hospital, where DIR. Whit
le extracted the ball. He says the wound
L dangerous. It Is on the left wrist. n
IN arrests were made. When O'Brie
r., reached his room he was smiling an
=. cheerful, and nobody, to look at him woul
ID have supposed that he had just escape
from the last OF series Of attempts to tax
Of his life
|, is now believed Sam lones, the rcvi'
;. alist will not come to Montana, his wifi
:. being III, and he having left Minnesota.
,. is Jus, as we'll. perhaps. The kind Of re
-, ligion Sam Jones' style Of oratory wou'
- inspire isn't much improvement on usus
:. conditions ir the Wc>t..Ar:" .Nr'fh. YES
p,
= \ party OF twenty-five graders beg'